Well that is beyond foolish and you surely know it, but you are always looking for a new contrarian opinion, so fair enough.
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You don't think Marc Gasol could average 25 if he wanted to, or Zach or teague? Usage rate is so overrated. I doubt if you polled any team in the league and said Marc or Harden, you can have one on your team that Harden would get more votes than Gasol. So you want to award harden with the mvp because he's a ball dominate player (albeit a talented one), but throwing stats at me and calling me foolish for it is just a dumb argument.
When did I throw stats or usage rate at you? I just said Curry and Harden have been the most dominant players throughout the entirety of the season, which 99% of the population and media would agree with. Also...the MVP isn't based off hypothetical polls of who'd take who. Ignoring statistics and usage rate is as foolish as only relying on them.
I agree they dominate the games: usage rate. But you can't tell me that they affect winning more than Marc Gasol or Al Horford, because the proof is in the records.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Rivers with the Rondo <a href="https://t.co/V8BsuY6kgW">https://t.co/V8BsuY6kgW</a></p>— BBALLBREAKDOWN (@bballbreakdown) <a href="https://twitter.com/bballbreakdown/status/573335771492556802">March 5, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Hakeem Olajuwon rolls over in his grave.
just like so many things go into stats (besides just the player's ability). to be honest with you, the most impressive stat line (for me this year) is resides with Kyle Korver. 50/40/90 is impressive because he is extremely efficient, has no bad habits, and is playing on a team with the best record in the league.
<iframe src="https://vine.co/v/O0xDhDZnnMB/embed/simple" width="600" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><script src="https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Stephen Curry was already running to the other side before this three even went in. <a href="http://t.co/xAlie57dmP">pic.twitter.com/xAlie57dmP</a></p>— Rey-Rey (@TheNoLookPass) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNoLookPass/status/573355651620974592">March 5, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
looks like he's leaving everyone else in the dust for most 3s this season. it was neck and neck with korver and mathews for a while.
WB will run away with the scoring title and it won't be close Sad for Harden who has been top almost all season so far
